StacyS

OMG, that is such a fantastic idea!!!! I cant stand when my food gets cold so I just throw the rest out! This is a brilliant idea Sugarland!!!! I think I might have to run out and get me one before Monday (for work)! Thank you so much!!!

Are you counting your carbs/calories/proteins at all? I see what you've eaten and the fruit and the wheat thins are lots of carbs. I would recommend journaling to see a trend in what you're eating vs how much you're losing. You're only a month out and are able to eat 1/2 of a Subway sandwich? Wow. I'm 6wks out and am still on Mushies until next week. I am able to eat soft meats and deli slices but havent (and dont want to) try bread yet. Too many carbs and scared it might get stuck.

Keeping a journal of food is not that hard. I mean, how is she gonna know that you actually only ate what you wrote down? I'm not encouraging you to "cheat" but is it required that you lose a certain amount of weight before you are approved for surgery? If not, I wouldn't torture myself until I have to. I was really lucky and only had to do a 3 day pre-op diet of Clear liquids and that was extremely hard! But let me tell you, I had a lot of "Last Suppers" before surgery. Again, what I say is just a thought and I want to make it perfectly clear that I'm not encouraging you to lie to your nutritionist. I'm just thinking out loud.... LOL

I'm 6wks out and took my 4yr old to see Kunfu Panda 2 on monday and guess what I ate? Yep, some popcorn!!! Mind you I only had a lil, but I didn't die!!! And, I didn't get sick or uncomfortable at all. I did drink it down with a few sips of water. You see, I'm still on mushies and just couldn't resist a little popcorn. I didn't get full or anything cuz I only had a small amount so I'm sure at 9wks you'll be fine. And popcorn is a healthy snack w/out the butter!!!

I'm rather surprised that you have a full month of mushies.... I was 2 wks mushies and then 2 wks soft foods (which I'm on now). But a full month? wow, that's harsh!

I made a turkey roll up with deli meat today, and I'm not soft foods.... I rolled up a slice of turkey lunch meat with a slice of pepper jack cheese and some diced green chilis. Put it in a hot greased pan and "grill" on all sides til the cheese melts!! It's delicious! I was only able to eat a few bites but took the rest for lunch today w/a side of guacamole I made this weekend. yummmm

It is so annoying, isn't it? I just made a delicious turkey roll up (deli meat) with pepper jack cheese n jalapenos grilled to perfection and three lil bites n I'm stuffed! I cut it in half and am taking it to work for lunch.... Crazy how we wanna eat it all as if we were never sleeved!! D'oh!! Lmao!!!

Wow!!! Not only are you thinner but you look so much younger!!!!! Congrats! Keep up the good work!

You know, I've never thought about NOT drinking my Protein drinks, but now that you brought it up, it makes perfect sense! If I'm eating enough protein, why would I drink extra calories to get in my protein? BUT... I've read on the boards that when you're not losing, sometimes it's recommended that you increase your caloric intake a bit. So, again, I am back to being confused!!! UGH...... At this point, I'm willing to try anything.

I know that I cannot compare myself to anyone and that we vary on our weight loss journeys but I'm at a total loss and need some serious help here!! I'm 6 weeks out and am not losing any weight!! I lost the majority of the 25lbs the first two weeks post-op, then stalled... I drank Magnesium Citrate to help speed along the process, thinking the stall was due to a "back up", which seemed to work at first. I lost an additional 4lbs and that was 2 wks ago!! Now, again NOTHING!! I'm not even down a dress size yet! I'm getting so effin frustrated and have no idea what is going on!! I'm getting in all my Water, I get in over 80g of Protein a day, and limit the carbs to 30g a day too... but nothing seems to be working! No, I havent started exercising yet cuz I barely get enough calories in to increase activity yet. I may get 600-800 in. I've tried to increase my food intake but I'm still on mushies and am having a hard enough time getting all the requirements in, let alone increasing food. This is what I ate yesterday: BF: Bariatric Hot chocolate Nonfat plain greek yogurt w/half a banana SN: Pure Protein shake String cheese L: Refried Beans w/shredded pork from last nights dinner (about 3oz) SN: nectar Protein Drink (2 servings) Laughing Cow cheese wedge D: 2oz of tuna w/Mayo Please, please.... if anyone can help figure out what I might be doing wrong or how to speed up my weight loss I would be forever grateful!!

Feeling a little discouraged and would like a head count.... Please list your surgery date: And exactly how many pounds you've lost Post-Op: Was sleeved 4/25 Down 25lbs

O I just love PB cookies. I make a simple batch I got from paula dean but made it WW friendly. Reduced fat PB, egg substitute, splenda, n a bit of vanilla and that's it!!! Sometimes, when I wasn't dieting of course, or was entertaining, I'd put a Hershey's kiss on top right when I pulled them out of the oven......ummm so good!!!

Girl, I'm addicted to Tapatio n would never give it up!! I added it to my chicken broth immediately after surgery. I was never told it would be bad during the healing process...I'm 6wks out and am doing fine. I think its safe to use it whenever you want.

TAKE A PIC!!

I'm on mushies and made machaca for breakfast! It's shredded beef (left over from the crock pot) mixed with eggs and green chili sauce! Oh, and dont forget the cheese! I'm only able to eat about 4-5 small bites but it's loaded with Protein and it's so yummy! It's something I usually make for breakfast burritos but minus the tortilla! I also make enchilladas: left over shredded beef (2oz), cheese, enchillada sauce all blended together! It tastes just like my homemade enchilladas, again minus the tortilla!! (See a mexican theme here? My fav food!) There's a lot of other recipes out there that i've found on the eggface website! You might wanna check it out! http://www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ Let me know if you need any other recipes... I've got tons!!

The story is.... I gained about 25lbs in order to get this surgery. Before putting on the 25lbs I was a 16 petite (cuz I'm short 5'2). While I gained the 25lbs I refused to buy any bigger sizes!! Well, I ended up having to and purchased 1 pair of black slacks, which are a size 18 petite. The 16's still dont fit yet... So here I am, just waiting to get into the brown and black and hunter green slacks that are the only 3 16's in my closet (cuz I'm usually a size 14) and no luck!! I did have a 2wk stall that just ended on Saturday but even though my face looks a lot smaller and I know I've lost inches, my a$$ isnt fitting into the 16s. LOL...

Ok... I'm finally 1 month out today! Yay!! My surgiversary!! I've lost a total of 24lbs (all post-op) and I still am wearing my size 18 pants?! ugh!! I've tried on 3 size 16 slacks and they are all still too tight to wear! How in the world can this be? I've lost a good amount of weight but am still in my "normal" size???? When can I expect to see the pounds drop enough so I can fit in my smaller pants??? How many months were you when you finally got to drop a size?

Hi Twin... I had my surgery on the same day as you and my doctor told me to keep the carbs to no more than 30g

I have bcbs-fed too...just make sure that the hospital gets an approval too once you get your date!!! Otherwise they will deduct $500 from their payment for the surgery and bill you!!! It happened to me!

I started on pureed food last week and let me tell you, I've had no problems until today, when I tried chicken. I've been eating refried Beans, ricotta bake, blended enchilladas (w/out tortillas) and then today, I ate pureed chicken with ceasar dressing and parm cheese and it just didnt go down right. I think it's the chicken, cuz I blended it very fine and it just didnt work. I would definately start off by doing something simple like refried beans w/cheese, ricotta cheese bake (see recipe http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html) I've heard that chicken is pretty hard for us beginners.

Ricotta is both mushy & soft. If you know it's consistancy, its in both categories. Mushies are different than soft b/c you may have scrambled eggs n mushy stage but not a hard boiled egg...that would be soft stage. You may have chicken in mushy only if its blended but may have crock pot chicken in soft. Does that help a little???

I too remember the agony of waiting. I actually called them every day to check the status. I took 3 long days for me to finally be aoproved.

Its so weird cuz my plan has pureed, mushy, n soft all in their own category. I'm on pureed now n love these few recipes I discovered. One is my own and the other from eggface: Enchilladas w/out tortillas. Blend 2oz of shreeded beef, grated cheese, n enchillada sauce. Heat for a min n top with sour cream!! Ricotta bake (eggface recipe) 8oz ricotta cheese mixed w/ 1egg, italian seasoning, 1/2c parm cheese. Spread in baking dish. Top with 1/2c marinara sauce n 1/2c grated mozzerella. Bake @ 450 for 20-25 mins. Makes about 4 servings I love both so much!!!!

Tonight I made "enchilladas" and it was so delicious!!! I put 2oz of shredded beef, some grated cheese, enchillada sauce n sour cream in a food processor and gobbled up about 2oz of it!!! It looked gross but it tasted so yummy!!!! I'm on purees but this, I tell ya, made me feel like I was normal again!!!

THE STALL HAS BROKEN!!!! Dropped 5lbs thanks to the magnesium citrate!!!!!!!